Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 1: Proposed armed forces law should strengthen, not undermine military By Guardian Editorial Board on December 9, 2025
The palpable excitement in the Senate as it discussed the Armed Forces (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2025 (SB 791) is understandable, given its attempt to reform military laws and bring them into conformity with modern, democratic times. The Senate regards the bill’s amendment as a decisive step toward strengthening accountability in Nigeria’s military justice system. Without doubt, there is a need to, in the words of Senator Sampson Ekong, APC, Akwa Ibom South, who called the proposal a “profound reform initiative”, deepen defence policy and reinforce professionalism within the Armed Forces.

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